What are the main factors that influence a Laboratory Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Laboratory Operator?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Laboratory Operator roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Laboratory Operator's salary?

A Laboratory Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $55,285 for beginners, reaching about $58,806 at mid-level, and approach $59,207 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Laboratory Operator?

Laboratory Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Laboratory Operator roles are District of Columbia $64,981, California $64,735, Massachusetts $63,872. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Laboratory Operator roles make?

Salaries for Laboratory Operator level roles vary by specialization: Laboratory Director: $171,688; Laboratory Manager: $133,614; Laboratory Supervisor: $95,029; Laboratory Technician: $73,971; Laboratory Specialist: $69,241.

Laboratory Operator Salary in Vermont

How much does a Laboratory Operator make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Laboratory Operator in Vermont is $57,604 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Laboratory Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $68,628
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,843 to $63,374
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,597

10% $46,597

50% (Median) $57,604

90% $68,628

Laboratory Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,374	$5,281	$1,219	$30
Average	$57,604	$4,800	$1,108	$28
25th Percentile	$51,843	$4,320	$997	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Laboratory Operator Salaries

A Laboratory Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Laboratory Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Laboratory Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $55,285
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,562
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,806
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,046
Expert (over 8 years): $59,207

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Laboratory Operator	less than 1 year	$55,285
Early Career Level Laboratory Operator	1-2 years	$56,562
Mid-Level Level Laboratory Operator	2-4 years	$58,806
Senior-Level Level Laboratory Operator	5-8 years	$59,046
Expert Level Laboratory Operator	over 8 years	$59,207

How Do Laboratory Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Laboratory Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,981.
California: $64,735.
Massachusetts: $63,872.

District of Columbia $64,981 California $64,735 Massachusetts $63,872 Washington $63,637 New Jersey $63,614 Alaska $63,532 Connecticut $62,722 New York $62,393

Hawaii $61,342 Rhode Island $60,849 Maryland $60,515 Minnesota $60,057 Colorado $59,881 Illinois $59,822 Oregon $59,599 Delaware $59,435

New Hampshire $59,332 Virginia $59,101 Pennsylvania $58,426 Nevada $58,085 North Dakota $57,974 Michigan $57,798 Wisconsin $57,733 Vermont $57,604

Texas $57,246 Maine $57,222 Arizona $57,187 Ohio $57,146 Georgia $56,606 Indiana $56,336 Wyoming $56,283 Utah $56,201

Iowa $56,166 Kansas $55,884 Louisiana $55,802 North Carolina $55,773 Missouri $55,761 Florida $55,532 Montana $55,409 Nebraska $55,292

Kentucky $55,227 South Carolina $54,992 Tennessee $54,846 Idaho $54,787 New Mexico $54,358 Oklahoma $54,264 Alabama $53,918 South Dakota $53,337

Arkansas $53,020 West Virginia $52,850 Mississippi $52,339

Top Paying Cities for Laboratory Operator

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $58,963
Barre: $59,051
Cabot: $58,922

Adamant, VT $58,963

Barre, VT $59,051

Cabot, VT $58,922

Calais, VT $58,973

East Barre, VT $58,961

East Calais, VT $58,963

East Montpelier, VT $59,002

Eden, VT $58,924

Eden Mills, VT $58,870

Graniteville, VT $59,048

Hyde Park, VT $59,011

Johnson, VT $59,085

Lake Elmore, VT $58,945

Marshfield, VT $58,932

Moretown, VT $59,089

Morrisville, VT $59,082

Moscow, VT $59,112

Northfield, VT $59,017

Northfield Falls, VT $59,293

North Hyde Park, VT $59,007

North Montpelier, VT $58,947

Plainfield, VT $58,939

Roxbury, VT $58,839

South Barre, VT $59,120

Waterbury, VT $59,106

Stowe, VT $59,115

Waitsfield, VT $59,082

Warren, VT $58,971

Washington, VT $58,856

Waterbury Center, VT $59,105

Websterville, VT $59,038

Williamstown, VT $58,970

Wolcott, VT $58,937

Woodbury, VT $58,879

Worcester, VT $58,938

Rutland, VT $58,936

Belmont, VT $58,754

Benson, VT $58,754

Bomoseen, VT $58,846

Brandon, VT $58,890

Bridport, VT $58,896

Castleton, VT $58,858

Center Rutland, VT $58,898

Chittenden, VT $58,762

Cuttingsville, VT $58,742

Danby, VT $58,842

East Middlebury, VT $58,929

East Poultney, VT $58,849

East Wallingford, VT $58,785

Fair Haven, VT $58,806

Florence, VT $58,785

Forest Dale, VT $58,892

Gaysville, VT $58,518

Granville, VT $58,795

Hancock, VT $58,785

Hydeville, VT $58,853

Killington, VT $58,779

Middlebury, VT $59,020

Middletown Springs, VT $58,817

Mount Holly, VT $58,762

North Clarendon, VT $58,849

Orwell, VT $58,842

Pawlet, VT $58,863

Pittsfield, VT $58,813

Pittsford, VT $58,869

Poultney, VT $58,858

Proctor, VT $58,923

Ripton, VT $58,855

Rochester, VT $58,825

Rupert, VT $58,819

Salisbury, VT $58,913

Shoreham, VT $58,863

Stockbridge, VT $58,758

Wallingford, VT $58,790

Wells, VT $58,866

West Pawlet, VT $58,886

West Rupert, VT $58,872

West Rutland, VT $58,836

Whiting, VT $58,865

Saint Johnsbury, VT $58,929

Albany, VT $58,895

Barnet, VT $58,866

Barton, VT $58,888

Beebe Plain, VT $58,906

Concord, VT $58,810

Coventry, VT $58,974

Craftsbury, VT $58,912

Craftsbury Common, VT $58,914

Danville, VT $58,879

Derby, VT $58,906

Derby Line, VT $58,862

East Burke, VT $58,860

East Charleston, VT $58,866

East Hardwick, VT $58,897

East Haven, VT $58,731

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $58,927

Glover, VT $58,870

Granby, VT $58,659

Greensboro, VT $58,851

Greensboro Bend, VT $58,888

Hardwick, VT $58,953

Irasburg, VT $58,873

Island Pond, VT $58,777

Lowell, VT $58,853

Lower Waterford, VT $58,921

Lyndon, VT $58,910

Lyndon Center, VT $58,977

Lyndonville, VT $58,913

Morgan, VT $58,806

Newport, VT $58,941

Newport Center, VT $58,866

North Concord, VT $58,712

North Troy, VT $58,874

Orleans, VT $58,852

Passumpsic, VT $58,932

Peacham, VT $58,814

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $58,934

Sheffield, VT $58,829

Sutton, VT $58,825

Troy, VT $58,880

West Burke, VT $58,864

West Charleston, VT $58,836

West Danville, VT $58,882

Westfield, VT $58,835

West Glover, VT $58,876

Averill, VT $58,533

Beecher Falls, VT $58,913

Canaan, VT $58,766

Gilman, VT $59,025

Guildhall, VT $58,689

Lunenburg, VT $58,816

Norton, VT $58,650

North Bennington, VT $59,305

North Pownal, VT $59,425

Pownal, VT $59,459

White River Junction, VT $58,921

Ascutney, VT $58,949

Barnard, VT $58,787

Bethel, VT $58,824

Bradford, VT $58,885

Bridgewater, VT $58,848

Bridgewater Corners, VT $58,731

Brookfield, VT $58,881

Brownsville, VT $58,849

Chelsea, VT $58,847

Corinth, VT $58,831

East Corinth, VT $58,856

East Randolph, VT $58,867

East Ryegate, VT $58,816

East Thetford, VT $58,889

Fairlee, VT $58,825

Groton, VT $58,841

Hartford, VT $59,074

Hartland, VT $58,868

Hartland Four Corners, VT $58,865

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $59,017

Newbury, VT $58,834

North Hartland, VT $58,909

North Pomfret, VT $58,808

North Thetford, VT $58,887

Norwich, VT $58,876

Plymouth, VT $58,689

Post Mills, VT $58,875

Quechee, VT $58,936

Randolph, VT $58,925

Randolph Center, VT $58,895

Reading, VT $58,737

Sharon, VT $58,822

South Pomfret, VT $58,766

South Royalton, VT $58,839

South Ryegate, VT $58,851

South Strafford, VT $58,836

South Woodstock, VT $58,752

Strafford, VT $58,785

Taftsville, VT $58,940

Thetford, VT $58,889

Thetford Center, VT $58,827

Topsham, VT $58,809

Tunbridge, VT $58,821

Vershire, VT $58,793

Wells River, VT $58,855

West Fairlee, VT $58,963

West Hartford, VT $58,809

West Newbury, VT $58,832

West Topsham, VT $58,856

Wilder, VT $59,077

Windsor, VT $58,892

Woodstock, VT $58,819

Bellows Falls, VT $59,034

Cambridgeport, VT $58,967

Cavendish, VT $58,771

Chester, VT $58,829

Chester Depot, VT $58,808

Grafton, VT $58,785

Londonderry, VT $58,890

Ludlow, VT $58,801

North Springfield, VT $59,007

Perkinsville, VT $58,846

Peru, VT $58,829

Proctorsville, VT $58,781

Saxtons River, VT $59,022

South Londonderry, VT $58,927

Springfield, VT $58,978

Westminster, VT $59,034

Westminster Station, VT $59,038

Weston, VT $58,768

Shaftsbury, VT $59,235

Brattleboro, VT $59,155

Bondville, VT $58,910

East Dover, VT $59,030

Jacksonville, VT $59,178

Jamaica, VT $58,911

Marlboro, VT $59,447

Newfane, VT $58,991

Putney, VT $58,978

Readsboro, VT $59,454

South Newfane, VT $59,011

Stamford, VT $59,412

Townshend, VT $58,937

Vernon, VT $59,335

Wardsboro, VT $58,980

West Dover, VT $59,077

West Dummerston, VT $59,005

West Halifax, VT $59,096

West Townshend, VT $58,858

West Wardsboro, VT $58,859

Whitingham, VT $59,157

Williamsville, VT $59,005

Wilmington, VT $59,121

Burlington, VT $59,282

South Burlington, VT $59,279

Winooski, VT $59,282

Colchester, VT $59,282

Alburgh, VT $58,987

Bakersfield, VT $59,074

Belvidere Center, VT $58,860

Bristol, VT $59,086

Cambridge, VT $59,157

Charlotte, VT $59,202

East Berkshire, VT $59,017

East Fairfield, VT $59,105

Enosburg Falls, VT $58,942

Essex, VT $59,237

Essex Junction, VT $59,241

Fairfax, VT $59,161

Fairfield, VT $59,104

Ferrisburgh, VT $59,136

Franklin, VT $58,946

Grand Isle, VT $59,167

Highgate Center, VT $58,995

Highgate Springs, VT $59,025

Hinesburg, VT $59,201

Huntington, VT $59,156

Isle La Motte, VT $59,060

Jeffersonville, VT $59,117

Jericho, VT $59,188

Jonesville, VT $59,200

Milton, VT $59,216

Monkton, VT $59,153

Montgomery, VT $58,942

Montgomery Center, VT $58,870

New Haven, VT $59,079

North Ferrisburgh, VT $59,163

North Hero, VT $59,104

Richford, VT $58,932

Richmond, VT $59,194

Saint Albans, VT $59,130

Saint Albans Bay, VT $59,123

Shelburne, VT $59,256

Sheldon, VT $59,060

Sheldon Springs, VT $59,205

South Hero, VT $59,220

Starksboro, VT $59,121

Swanton, VT $59,049

Underhill, VT $59,174

Underhill Center, VT $59,176

Vergennes, VT $59,061

Waterville, VT $59,081

Westford, VT $59,204

Williston, VT $59,248

Montpelier, VT $59,042

Bennington, VT $59,349

Arlington, VT $59,140

Dorset, VT $58,910

East Arlington, VT $58,887

East Dorset, VT $58,911

Manchester, VT $59,070

Manchester Center, VT $59,031

Laboratory Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Laboratory Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 110% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Laboratory Operator positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Laboratory Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Laboratory Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$80,646	$39.0	40%
Financial Services	$74,885	$36.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$74,885	$36.0	30%
Biotechnology	$69,125	$33.0	20%
Healthcare	$69,125	$33.0	20%

Laboratory Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Laboratory Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$51,843

Average $57,604/year

$63,374

$4,320

Average $4,800/month

$5,281

$997

Average $1,108/week

$1,219

$25

Average $28/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,374	$5,281	$1,219	$30
Average	$57,604	$4,800	$1,108	$28
25th Percentile	$51,843	$4,320	$997	$25

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